![]() ![]() ![]() The prime candidate for that seat would be Ind圜ar driver Colton Herta, who races for Andretti, has F1 aspirations, and missed out on a seat this year with Red Bull's Alpha Tauri team only because he did not have sufficient licence points to qualify.Ĭadillac chairman Mark Reuss said: "We have a long, rich history in motorsports and engineering innovation, and we are thrilled with the prospect of pairing with Andretti Global to form an American F1 team that will help spur even more global interest in the series and the sport. It would also be the first time F1 had seen a new team join the grid since fellow US outfit Haas back in 2016.Andretti Global chairman Michael Andretti said: "We are well suited to be a new team for F1 and can bring value to the series."Īndretti said he was "seeking to compete as soon as practical".Īnd he said he wanted "at least one American driver." It would be Cadillac’s second move into global motorsport in recent years, following on from it joining the World Endurance Championship in 2023 to compete in the top level LMH class. "Any new entrant request requires the agreement of both F1 and the FIA." "We all want to ensure the championship remains credible and stable and any new entrant request will be assessed on criteria to meet those objectives by all the relevant stakeholders. The statement said: "There is great interest in the F1 project at this time with a number of conversations continuing that are not as visible as others. In response to the news, F1 issued a statement reinforcing that whether or not the Andretti/Cadillac application is approved, will not be decided by the FIA alone. ![]() ![]() Before that, the application has to be approved by not just the FIA, but F1 and the teams themselves before it can move forward. Any new team joining the F1 grid must pay a $200million fee straight off, which is then split between the teams to offset the money they would each lose from splitting F1 revenues further. If the application does move forward it will not be an entirely straightforward entrance. ![]()
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